New York, USA, 3 September 2022 | Matt Trollope
Ajla Tomljanovic produced one of the performances of her career to end Serena Williams’ US Open campaign.
The Australian No.1 recovered from deficits of 3-5 in the first set, and 2-5 in the second, before eventually getting on top of Williams in the third.
After more than three hours of gladiatorial battle, and one of the more compelling final games of a Grand Slam match in tennis history, Tomljanovic completed a 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 triumph.
She progresses to the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time in her career.
And the result took on a far greater significance, given it is expected to be the last match of the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s extraordinary career.
Tomljanovic will next face the surging Liudmila Samsonova, who is currently riding a 13-match winning streak and has not dropped a set so far this tournament.
Samsonova captured WTA titles in Washington DC and Cleveland leading into the US Open.
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